Relief for Meta, WhatsApp as India tribunal lifts ban on data sharing

Relief for Meta, WhatsApp as India tribunal lifts ban on data sharing

People are seen as silhouettes as they check mobile devices whilst standing against an illuminated wall bearing WhatsApp Inc's logo in this arranged photograph in London, U.K. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

An Indian tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data-sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the U.S. giant which had warned its advertising business will be affected.

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